The bill, released earlier this month, is supported by Democrats and Republicans in the House and Senate. Lawmakers worked for more than a year to draft language of the bill, which is widely supported by the medical community.

However, paying for changes to physician payment has been a monumental hurdle to passing any bill that repeals the SGR.

Congress has until March 31 to pass a repeal or yet another short-term patch before physicians are slapped with a nearly 24% cut in Medicare payments.

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